Go back in time at Raffles Singapore
Book into Raffles Singapore to learn more about the hotel's history with the Raffles Experience package. Guests will receive a one-hour guided tour of the hotel with its resident historian Leslie Danker. Also included is a three-course set lunch at Raffles Grill or a buffet lunch at Tiffin Room, and a return limousine transfer. The hotel first opened in 1887, and has played host to several notable individuals, including Ava Gardner, Charlie Chaplin and John Wayne. The package costs from 1,483 Singapore dollars (Dh4,052) per person, including breakfast and taxes. For more information, visit www.raffles.com/singapore
Get cultural in the Swiss capital city
Visit the Unesco World Heritage City of Bern, the Swiss capital, with Hotel Schweizerhof's Arts & Culture package. As part of the deal, guests will receive a first-class return rail ticket from Bern to Burgdorf to explore the Franz Gertsch Museum and the Paul Klee Centre. Also included is breakfast, available at Jack's Brasserie or in-room, a one-day Bernmobil pass on Bern's public-transport network, and entry to The Spa. The package costs from 530 Swiss francs (Dh2,011) for two nights, including taxes. For more information, visit www.schweizerhofbern.com
Family fun across the Mediterranean
Travellers with children can take advantage of Scott Dunn's new activity programme, Crew, which launches next month. It will cater to children ages 11 and above, and is available at Costa Navarino in Greece, Sun Gardens in Croatia, and Anassa in Cyprus. The 18-hour programme is across six days, and includes wakeboarding and paddleboarding, rock climbing and go-karting. Crew at Sun Gardens costs from Dh6,946 per person, based on a seven-night stay for a family of two adults and two children, including taxes, from May 29 to June 3 and July 3 to September 9. For more information, visit www.scottdunn.com
Volunteer on your next exotic holiday
Travellers can combine a holiday with philanthropy via one of Soneva Resorts and Residences' "voluntourism" programmes in the Maldives and Thailand. At Soneva Fushi in the Maldives, you can help monitor turtle populations and coral colonies, or work on nearby islands on beach clean-ups and education initiatives. At Soneva Kiri, Thailand, you can work alongside a tropical ecologist to identify and resister rare species of flora and fauna. Guests will receive a "bonus" night's stay, from May to October. Packages at Soneva Fushi cost from $1,188 (Dh4,364) per night, including taxes. At Soneva Kiri, it costs from $1,101 (Dh4,044) per night, including breakfast and taxes. For more information, visit www.soneva.com
